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I am no stranger to doing projects in the cold weather. Working on the farm, my Dad would always save the larger farm upgrade projects for the winter-time. In the Spring, Summer and Fall we were always too busy with the grain and alfalfa work, and we usually had less turkeys to raise in the winter.

A few years ago, I was helping him build 2 new 480 ft long turkey sheds in the dead of winter.  My home town in Utah will often get down to -25 deg F at night, subsequently inside the sheds it was around 0 deg F.  For these new sheds, my Dad trying out this ceiling and insulation technology that is quite common for poultry farms in the south.  The ceiling was installed by a special crew that came up from Alabama.

The crew had a few experienced older guys and a younger guy, who seemed to get all of the ‘bad’ jobs. The poor young guy was freezing trying to work up here, being from the south and not having the outerwear for winter. A couple days into the job, he had enough and decided to quit right then and there. He started walking back to his hotel room, 7 miles away!  About the same time, my Dad was driving down the farm road and saw him. He stopped to give him a ride. My Dad asked where he was going, and the young Alabaman said that he quit because ‘these are the WORST CONDITIONS HE’S EVER BEEN IN’.

What that young Alabama man needs is a Ridgid heated jacket, heated with 18 volt batteries!

Ridgid 18 volt Heated Jacket

This jacket would’ve made those miserable work conditions much better. Continue reading →